Cops Around Connecticut are Beset by Controversy - Could That be a Good Thing?

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10/11/2011 12:00 AM

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CT.com, October 11, 2011

CT.com, October 11, 2011: The past 18 months have seen an eruption of scandals, arrests, resignations, retirements and investigations triggered by all sorts of allegations of police wrongdoing. UNH associate professor John DeCarlo, a former Branford police chief, says more of these misconduct cases are now coming to light because local, state and federal officials are more inclined to investigate police wrongdoing than they were 10 or 20 years ago.